Position papers

We invite you to read our latest position paper, which outlines our perspectives and key recommendations on this important subject:


European approach to nuclear education and training in support for ensuring enough qualified persons necessary for nuclear industries and nuclear related industries

The position paper can be downloaded from here

To address these challenges, ENEN advocates for the following key actions:

  1. Ensuring Mobility and Access to Research Infrastructures – Facilitating international mobility for students, researchers, and young professionals is essential to foster career development and enhance cross-border collaboration.
  2. Attracting New Talent into the Nuclear Field – Implementing targeted initiatives such as competitions, career events, and summer schools to encourage students to pursue careers in nuclear science and technology.
  3. Developing a Strategic EU Agenda for Nuclear Education & Training (E&T) – A coordinated European approach is needed to ensure the sustainability of education and training programs while addressing the workforce gap in various nuclear disciplines. This initiative will also support keeping the existing workforce, a major issue in many countries.
  4. Enhancing Collaboration Between Industry and Academic Institutions – Strengthening partnerships between academic institutions, research centers, and industry players to ensure that training programs align with real-world industry needs.
  5. Supporting Research and Innovation as a Tool for Competency Development – Encouraging research as a means to develop cutting-edge techniques and knowledge while integrating senior professionals into training and mentoring roles.
  6. Establishing a Recognized EU-wide Education, Training, and Skills Passport – This initiative will enable industry stakeholders to efficiently identify and recruit skilled professionals, streamlining workforce development across Europe.
  7. Reinforcing International Cooperation Beyond the EU – Collaboration with highly developed nuclear countries outside the EU is essential to maintain high-level competencies and best practices.
  8. Support integration of new technologies – Communities in nuclear education and training can collaborate and contribute to the advance of nuclear technologies

Priorities in education and training activities in nuclear fields to preserve the availability of excellent nuclear experts

The position paper can be downloaded from here.

The following priority activities are proposed based on the experience of ENEN and its members in very successful nuclear education and training (E&T) actions within Framework programmes of European Commission and activities within the member states:

  1. The mobility with facilitated access to the research infrastructures is an important part of guided career development of highly specialized students and young professionals for their future careers in multidisciplinary and multicultural environments.
  2. The 5% rule in the H2020 EURATOM projects is an excellent tool to stimulate the E&T within the narrowly specialized research and expert communities involved in particular projects.
  3. Attract new talents.
  4. Develop strategic agenda of European nuclear E&T to better enable and further develop existing best practices in career guidance, coordination, cooperation and existing and innovative education approaches.